Definition of Semilunar. Meaning of Semilunar. Synonyms of Semilunar

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Definition of Semilunar

semilunar
Lunar Lu"nar, n. 1. (Astron.) A lunar distance. 2. (Anat.) The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus; -- called also semilunar, and intermedium.
Semilunar
Semilunar Sem`i*lu"nar, n. (Anat.) The semilunar bone.
Semilunar
Semilunar Sem`i*lu"nar, a. Shaped like a half moon. Semilunar bone (Anat.), a bone of the carpus; the lunar. See Lunar, n. Semilunar, or Sigmoid, valves (Anat.), the valves at the beginning of the aorta and of the pulmonary artery which prevent the blood from flowing back into the ventricle.
Semilunar
Semilunar Sem`i*lu"nar, a. Shaped like a half moon. Semilunar bone (Anat.), a bone of the carpus; the lunar. See Lunar, n. Semilunar, or Sigmoid, valves (Anat.), the valves at the beginning of the aorta and of the pulmonary artery which prevent the blood from flowing back into the ventricle.

Meaning of Semilunar from wikipedia

- Look up semilunar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Semilunar can refer to: Semilunar valves Semilunar ganglion, or the trigeminal ganglion An older...
- valves are at the entrance to the arteries leaving the heart these are the semilunar valves – the aortic valve at the aorta, and the pulmonary valve at the...
- The semilunar hiatus (eg, hiatus semilunaris) is a crescent-shaped[citation needed]/semicircular/ curved slit/groove upon the lateral wall of the nasal...
- The trigeminal ganglion (also known as: G****erian ganglion, semilunar ganglion, or G****er's ganglion) is the sensory ganglion of each trigeminal nerve...
- three cusps. It is one of the four valves of the heart and one of the two semilunar valves, the other being the aortic valve. Similar to the aortic valve...
- the semilunar valves or regurgitation of the atrioventricular valves. Mid-systolic ejection murmurs are due to blood flow through the semilunar valves...
- the aorta. It is one of the four valves of the heart and one of the two semilunar valves, the other being the pulmonary valve. The aortic valve normally...
- half-moon) is a rainwater harvesting technique consisting in digging semilunar holes in the ground with the opening perpendicular to the flow of water...
- olecranon and the coronoid process; and two concave, articular cavities, the semilunar and radial notches. The olecranon is a large, thick, curved eminence,...
- sound (S2), produced by the closing of the atrioventricular valves and semilunar valves, respectively. In addition to these normal sounds, a variety of...